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As a result of investigations into the Elmore Stoutt High School perimeter wall project, Kelvin Thomas, of Chalwell Estate, has been charged with obtaining property by deception, making a false …
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It is great news that a resident has agreed to donate $4 million to help with the construction of badly needed new buildings on the Elmore Stoutt High School campus. However, …
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Government awarded four firms a total of $11 million in contracts on Friday to begin the long-delayed revamp of Elmore Stoutt High School, which is expected to reunite the entire …
By August, three new buildings will be erected on the Elmore Stoutt High School campus in Road Town to accommodate senior students who currently attend classes at the former Clarence …
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Senior Elmore Stoutt High School students will finally be back at their Road Town campus by the start of the next school year, officials promised last Thursday during a contract-signing …
A high school campus shuttered so cleaners could rid it of mould. A primary school classroom temporarily unusable after ceiling tiles collapsed. Stipends and back pay for teachers that have …
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After the community police programme was relaunched in July, officers started to embed themselves in neighbourhoods across the Virgin Islands by attending church events, assisting with fundraisers, and spending time …
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The new academic year is fast approaching, and government announced this week that all private and public schools will be permitted to have students return for in-person instruction. The recent …
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The Commission of Inquiry called former Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn for a hearing on July 1 concerning an unfinished project to build a perimeter wall around Elmore Stoutt …
Embracing the theme of “Three years, three obstacles, one mission,” the Elmore Stoutt High School held its first-ever drive-in graduation ceremony last Thursday, which was broadcast live through the government’s …
Cedar International School came out on top against Elmore Stoutt High School during the finals of the Inter-Secondary School Debates held last Thursday in the auditorium at Althea Scatliffe Primary …
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Secondary students who make good grades will no longer have to complete 12th grade as previously required, Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley announced …
Finally. Two years after Hurricane Irma, public high schoolers are no longer attending class on a part-time basis under a shift system. This welcome news comes with the long-delayed reopening …
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Exactly two years after Hurricane Irma gutted the L-shaped building at Elmore Stoutt High School, a team of contractors handed the renovated facility back to the Ministry of Education, Culture, …
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Premier Andrew Fahie touted his administration’s accomplishments in a statement last Thursday marking his administration’s first 100 days in office, pointing to the construction agreements for the Elmore Stoutt High …
Four construction companies will each refurbish one floor of the L-shaped building at Elmore Stoutt High School — which has gone unused for nearly two years after being gutted by …
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During the month of February, several more contracts were signed and awarded under the $65 million Caribbean Development Bank rehabilitation and reconstruction loan. Now, nine of 18 consultancy contracts have …
Almost a year and a half after Hurricane Irma, five contractors — four from the Virgin Islands and one from St. Lucia — have placed bids on the refit of …
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Police officers responded to the temporary Elmore Stoutt High School in Pasea after a “disturbance” there on Monday morning, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton. In a two-sentence statement …
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As he rushed to class last Tuesday afternoon, senior Devonte Sprauve didn’t speak very highly of his first day back at Elmore Stoutt High School. “The building is claustrophobic,” he …
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Repairing the territory’s public high schools should be a top priority in the recovery effort, and until the job is complete government should devise a way for students to comfortably …
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With the help of scores of alumni dating back to the class of 1971, Elmore Stoutt High School is closer to its goal of raising the $60,000 it needs to …
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Ask any Elmore Stoutt High School student about their number-one wish to improve their educational experience, and their answer is likely to be more space. “We have, like, 700 juniors?” …
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